[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4389: Improve plugin activate and deactivate hooks

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#4389: Improve plugin activate and deactivate hooks
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 Reporter:  Otto42        |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement   |       Status:  closed   
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:           
Component:  Optimization  |      Version:           
 Severity:  major         |   Resolution:  invalid  
 Keywords:                |  
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Comment (by markjaquith):

 {{{__FILE__}} is dynamic and the hook is dynamic.  So whatever the
 filename is when you deactivate, that's the filename that'll be used for
 the hook.

 If you rename (or delete) an active plugin, it will cease to be used, and
 will not fire the deactivation hook (because we don't know where the
 plugin is, and thus can't find its deactivation hook).  That's a separate
 issue (and not one I think we should fix... being able to delete/rename a
 plugin is necessary if an FTP edit causes your WP admin to deliver a fatal
 error.

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